No. 14,836 in Russian
поверил
"Поверил" means "believed" or "trusted" in English.
In a sentence
Я поверил ему, когда он сказал, что всё будет хорошо.
I believed him when he said that everything would be fine.
The word 'поверил' is used here in the sense of trusting someone's words as truthful.
Он не поверил своим глазам, увидев такой красивый рассвет.
He couldn't believe his eyes when he saw such a beautiful sunrise.
In this instance, 'поверил' expresses disbelief or amazement at something seen.
Она поверила в его талант и поддержала его.
She believed in his talent and supported him.
Here, 'поверила' signifies having faith in someone's abilities or potential.
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